Motor-vehicle.



PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.

G. T, GL OVER.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.10,1906.

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ZLICZ /Z 660 No. 840,930. Y PA ENT DJ N. 8, 1907'.

1 G. T. GLOVER.

MOTOR VEHICLE,

APPLICATION FILED PEB.10, 1906.

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No. 840,930. PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907. G. T. GLOVER,

MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10, 1906.

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Nd. 840,930. PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.

G. T, GLOVER. MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLIQATION Hub FEB.10,1906.

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No. 840,930. PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.

G. T. GLOVBR. MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10, 1906.

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10i tneoacq PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.

T. GLOVER.

' MOTOR VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED FEB.10, 1906.

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I wwfc-J Q No. 840,930. PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.

' G. T. GLOVBR.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLI OATION FILED FEB. 10, 1906.

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wjc'zi mess e6." Inuezzwz 'tiojii propelling dev'ie to cause thetractionwheel of the traction prtqaelling device to traverse an unevenor irregular road-bed Without material shocks or jolt and WithoutIna-terisl loss of rolling ion; to automotieelly throw more or less ofthe Weight of the vehicle upon the traction-whoel, s cording to requrenients; to materially overcome jolt. and jars while the vehicle isrunning over rough roads; to vary the tmetion adhesion or rollingfriction the traction-Wheel ac cording to dem ls; to provide an easy-running and easily i iaiiipuloted motor-vehicle, and to provide variousfurther and improved matters of detail, co sibinstion, and orrengo ment.

In the accompanying drawings, Figur is a side elevation of :otor-vebicleembo ing the prineiples of my invention. F

st top plan view of Fig. 1 with the box M and the engine F removed fromthe main body frame. Fig. 3 shows the motor-vehicle in side elevationwith lxond centrolled means for adjusting the spring-590Wei". 5"" s1 is:71. View similar to i S, but showin somewlist-diiferent means or adjllStlllg the spring POWer. Fig. 5 is a sit." elevation of motorveliiclchaving" at torsion-spun substituted fertile form of tension-spring snownin precling figures. Fig. 6 an enlarged detail illn tra .g two seetio.of'tlio adjustable tors1ons 7 is enenlerged plan view of one of L pertsor members 0i the thrust or t ion Mime. S a. longitudinal section ofFig. 7. Pg. 9 illustrates, partly in elevation and partly in section, aclamp device -for securing an end oi one of the side springs upon one ofthe axles. Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail showing in longitudlnzi-lsection tubular telescoping portions oi one of the ports or arm portionsoi tlie ornji or swinging frame illustrated in Fig. 17. Fig. 11 is adetail illustrating in top plan a device for raising andl()'\i?llliflll1) traction-Wheel. Fig. 12 is it side (lohilliufi ol' thedevice for raising and lowering: the tractio Fig. 13 i1 se mmSpecification oi Letters Patent.

Patented (Fan. 8, 1902 Serial No. 800,488.

through the body ire-me and box and shows inclevetion a rock belt forvarying the tension of the tension-springs hereinafter more particularlydescribed. Fig; 14 is an 811-- larged detail showing in. longitudinalsection it rotary hub or sleeve rovided with two sproekets for drivingbe t. F ig. 15 an enlarged detail showing in cross-section one end, ofaspring attached to sleeve on a rod or axle. Fig. 36 is a detail showingt1 modified form of the rear end portion of one of the parts of thethrust or tension arm or frmne Fig. 17 is s top plan View of the machinewith the be removed and shows the arts 6 of tlie arm or frame Idiverging from t e axle of the traction-wheel end the tensionspringsarranged relatively parallel.

The motor .blllclfi tliusillustrated, is provided with trout and rearrunning-Wheels A and B and it body-f me secured upon springs, v-rliioliare in turn secured upon the front and rear sides (1 and D. For thebroader purposes of niyinvenition the body or "body-frame, as it may beindifierently termed, eon be of any known or suitable construction, andWhile it is desirably seated upon springs it could be secured upon theor bolsters thereon without the inter vent-ion of springs.

The Wheels A and B are ordinary supporting or running wheels, thepropulgian of the vehicle being eii'eeted by e traction-wheel E which isarranged under the body and driven i: any sui le engine l5" bypower-tronsiuit ng connection, v ".li, illustrated, in-

on endless drivii gz-bclt (:2- engsging s sprot let it, rigid with thetre. vbit-Wheel. "The traction-wheel. is journalcd in suitable bearingson on arm or frame I, constructed with one or more longitudinalcomponent parts and having its upper end. hinge, con neeted with the bodnfreme of the vehicle. This arm or frame nornmlly inelinesdownwordly andis provided. with the tractionwheel at :i point below its point of bingeconnection with. the belly-frame. As a. prcierred errmigcmcut theswinging arm, frame, or member tlius providwl with the traction- ,wlicelshown 21$ trailing; or inclined downwardly and I'GHUXYLUKll V liOlIl itshinge (302% :1, gear connection between the engine and thereetioi'i-v.'lieel on the swinging arm or lmme i. prefer to employ theendless wilting on aim or trained abou lllfi trwc n-\\'l1eel belt a t iiand also trained. u, m on upper the s io driving-sprocket 1, which isdriven from the engine, the sprocket 1 for thus operating thedriving-belt and'tlie arm or frame I being arrangedv to respectivelyrevoi e and swing about a common axis.

During operation the arm. provided with ow er-driven traction-wheel isconstant y urged by spring-power to swing from an inclined positiontoward a pendent vertical position, and hence it is urged by suchspringpower in direction to bring the axis of: the traction-wheel nearertoward a point directly under the axis about which such arm or frame ishung. This action increases the traction on tractive power or rollingadhesion of the wheel E proportionally to the force exerted by thespring and-the extent to which the arm or frame I takes a portion of theweight of the vehicle. Intheiirst four figures of-the drawings the armor frame is :urged to swing forward by tension-springs K K, connectedwith the lower rear. end portion of the swinging man or frame andextending forwardly therefrom on a line or lines under the aXisabou-twhich the arm or frame is hung to s-wing, the forward ends of thesprings being attached to the front axle in any suitable way. Thesesprings are normally under suitable tension, and while urging the arm orframe to swing about its axis they necessarily exert a forward draft onthe axis of the traction-wheel and likewise a, draft on thetractiondevice comprising the arm or frame and trad tiornwheel in adirection'tendi'ng to r-a-ise the; body-frame, and thereby relieve thefront? wheels A of certain weight which is taken and sustained b thetraction-wheel As-an illustration of rthlis fact it will be seenthat-the spring could be made sufficiently powerful to cause the arm orframe Ito actually swing forward to a vertical or nearly vertical.position, and thereby bring the traction-wheel directly under the-axisabout which-the arm swings and lift the for-ward end of the vehiclexlcar of the ground and that to-cause the arm or frame to swing back toa suitable angle it would be necessary to weight down the vehicle. Asanother feature incident to-oporation the traction-wheel niaintainsiasuitable degree of tractive power while running over elevations and intodepressions along the road and also causes the motor-vehicle to climbupgrades withcase. The upper leaf of the link-belt also exerts a pull onthe sprocket H in a direction tending to draw the tITLCtlOIEWlIGGlforward, thereby causing a draft tending to swing the armor frame Iforwardly and further induce forward end lhrust on the part of the same.

Where the arm or frame Iis hinged to the body-frame forward of a pointmidway of the length of the, latter, the lifting tendency of the arm orframe will be mainly exerted of such arrangement.

ever, that when the vehicle is backed .the arm frame, and where thelatter is spring-supported a slight lift of its forward end portion willproportionally relieve the front runningwheels of its weight. It willalso be observed that while the traction device is thus liftingorattempting to lift the weighted bodyframe or one end thereof thetraction-wheel is running in a direction counter to any diswheels.

Broadly considered, the arrangement of arm or frame, springs, andtraction means shown could :be reversed so as to arrange the armor frameI to incline downwardly and forwardly, and thereby-act as a pull-bar.;but I regard the arrangement shown and involvinga swinging push orframe- I as possessin'g various advanta es over the reverse t will beseen, howor insane I operates as a pull-ban With reference-to funthermatters of improven-ient, the ibodysfname, (best shown in Big. 12)isconstructed with two longitudinally extending side bars L L, eachlofwhich isan 'anglc bar. These angle-bars are arranged portions (5,thereby forming a frame seat for' a box M, Fig. 1, with whiclrtheVehicle can be provided. The box can be suitably secured to theseanglebars, and, as shown in 2,, cross-bars 4 and dare secured to theangle-bars for the purpose of supporting the engine. While-the enginecan be arranged on the rear portion-of the body-frame, I .prefer toarrange it forward, substantially as illustnated.

In @Fig. 2 the swinging arm or frame I comprises twocomponcnt partsorbars 6 6, having their lower rear end portions provided with bearings 77 for an axle 8, upon which the traction-wheel l9 and the sprocket H aresecured. 'lhc coiled springs K K have their rear ends attached to thelower portions of the bars 6, the forward ends of such springs beingconnected with the front axle by connections whereof each desirablyinvolves a suitable adjusting-swivel or like means for varying thetension of the spring. As those springs are under constant t-ension, soas to form springdr-aft devices exerting constant pull -or draft on theswinging arm or frame 1, they are desirably made of considerable length,as illustrated, so that when the tra'.'-- tion-wheel dropsintoa'depression along the road they will vstill haveallnecessaryretractilci cnergy, and thereby maintain suitable frictional adhesion orrolling friction on the part of the wheel. It will also be observed thatwhen the traction-wheel thus suddenly runs or drops into a deprcssionthesprings draw the arm orframe 1 forward, and thereby tend 'to raise theforward end of the bodyto lift the forward end portionof the bodyframe,and also that as the weight of the position of the vehicle to back onthe rear with'ithirhorizonital flange portions 2 pro jeetinginwardlyfrom their vertical flange body-frame tends to depress the upper end ofthe frame or arm I and push book the raction-wheel against therctreclile energy of the springs siulrlen concussions or srs are largelyavoided. The forward ends of the parts of the frame or arm-6 6 are hungupon a cross-rocl 9, having its ends supported by bearings on the siclebins L L, thereby providing a simple, compact, and durable 2nmngenwent.The upper sproeLet l. for the driving-hell'- G is rigii'l upon. it huhor sleeve 10, arranged to turn upon the reel 9, and this hub or sleeve10 is also provided with e sprocket 11, which is rigid thereon anddriven. by an. endless belt 12 from a, sprool; ll? .13 on the rotaryengines-heft 14, 21s l) shown in. Fig. 27 sprockets thereon, is alsoshown in i The vehicle as shown is provided side springs N, respectivelyunder and curr-il to one end the other ol the side ozss L understood.The springs can he secured. to

the bo(.l .'-fra-me in any suitable wsy. For 1 ample, between each sideher enil the thereunder is a. block or bearing; 35, the h block, andspring lasing; secn'rocl together holts l6.

The l o ly-spring N, the. armor frame 1, and the tension-springs form aspring-truss provided with a tractlon-wheel and adept-eel. to absorb ortake up shocks oi" jolts. in Fig. l, for exai'nple, the portion 1'? ctspring; N forward of lie point of Si "-inent of the spring to thel3OCly-iT LD16, the tension or traction spring K, and the arm or frame lcombine to form asoring-truss provided with the traetion-Wneel E.

The arm or frame I is'preiembly made eclj able in length for the nnrposeof taking up slack in the endless driving-belt G. As shown, each port 6of the sun or frame l is constructed with. two 86Gb) 5 having opnositetooth-faces, which are helrl in engagement-the one with the other byclamping means, such by bolts 18 (see Figs. 7 and 8) extending throughloi'igituilinsl slots 18 in the engaging sections lzl one. 20, the bollsbeing providetl'w t i adjustable clean y-nuts 21. tigl tcner can,however, be employed.

The resrend's of springs G are attached to or connected With the rearenal portion of the swinging push or tension arm or frame 1, it beingobser ed that the nearer sucll point of connection is to the lower emlof such frame or arm the greater Will he the-leverage. In several ol'the figures the rear end portion of :1 it 6 oi the arm of ironic 1 has tbearor the axle of the tractioi'i-wheel and a e or we!) 23, to Wlnchtlierear end of e, g-section K is attached. In Fig. 1 this The huh or sleeve10, with the two 1 -ol sncn alien Any suitable construction of lei. t-,

web or flange 23 has a line of holes 24. whereby the end of spring}; canhe attached to the arm or frame l, either lorwonl or under or in rear ofthe axis of the tmotn n-whcel. This is further illustrated in Fig. 8,and in Fig. 1.6 the swinging arm or frame section holtctl to annrnvplnte 2."), provided with. the beer. .53; 22 and. also made withflange or Web 23, having o line of holes 24. in l or o mnple, thesprings or springsections K, Wlnollpracticsll y combine to form onespring, diverge forwardly from their connections nitlrperts 6 ol' the51TH! or frame l, and these parts 6 of the said arm or frame are shownparallel the one with. the other: .ln Figs. 17 and ill the parts 6 ofthe arm or frame l livcrgc rows n and the spring lengths or sections l:are relatively parallel, and in this 5 the th st or tension. arm orlrome is hunt, ontlie ri 'nl lLHl 9 at points near the sidebars of thecoil frame.

spring or sprir1g-soci.on K has its forwnnl c. ll cli ched to cable 26,which. is undei tend to o ll-llOll t e suits-hie sheave nt axle :Lnfithence heel; to an arm 27 on rook-shalt l l itli this arrange-- went ahznnllcvcr 2.) i SGGIll'Gilto the rocli snslt and provided ltli s.;llumh-lstcli3O ing s, incl-segment- 31. in this way a pr. 1 on the yoclo can control the tension of the sprii by iljusting the handlover. Therock-shalt 22. understood to be provided with. two arms 27 lor twocables connected with two springs or spring-sections K, in accordancewith the principle illus tretetl in 3, a further partial. illustration'cment being shown. in Fig. 15. in l? the arrangement of spring means.shlos is understood to he the some in she oshles, however, beingattached to nlis secured on rock-shalt 28, which operated l tilting seat32, For exaniiple, the new cable shown in soiilllgure) has one endattached to the short arm. of o hell-creole 33, e. vertically-urns nged.slide 21ml PLlSlPl'Uil S l being pivoted at its lower-end to the longarm of the bell-crank extended on through s, guicle-openin5.; in therigid seat he or lrmne so as to projectupwardly anal under the hingedsent, it being linden stood that lor the other like spring or springsection a duplicate of such siraiigeinmit is provided. When, therefore,one or more occupants sit upon the sent, the letter will depressed, andthereby increase the tension of tho spring'sections.

ln l igs. 5 and. 6 rods or cables have their rear ends attached to thelower end portions of parts 6 of the arm. or frame I, the lei-ward endsof these rolls or cables 36 being sttsolier to e torsion-spring devicearranged upon the front axle and adjusted so its to be under tension.

As shown in Fig. 6, the torsion-spring (l8- vice e n1prises couple ol"torsion-spring sec- ITO tions 87 37. arranged upon a transverse rodforexample, the front axle--the inner adja' cent ends of thesespring-sections being se cured to a sleeve or hearing 38, arranged forrotary adjustment on the rod or axle and held in such adjustment bylocking means, such as a set-screw 39.

In Figs 10 and 17 each part 6 of the arm or frame I is composed of twotelescoping for temporarily raising the traction-wheel,

from the ground and so holding it while the engine is running. Thelifting device for such purpose (shown in Figs. 1]. and 12) comprises aswinging link 43, having its lower end pivotally connected with the axleof the traction-wheel and. having its upper. end pivoted V to one end ofa foot-lever 44, which is ful crumed at 45 upon a bearing 46 on thebod.y frame. By this arrangement the tractionwheel can be lifted beforestarting the engine and kept in such osition until the engine is startedand a big degree of rotation on the part of the traction-wheel attained,or, 1f desired, the wheel While running can be quickly raised from theground.

The attachment of the tension or traction spring to the axle asillustrated constitutes a matter of special improvement, although,broadly considered, such spring could be attached to the body-frame bysuitable connection.

I have found in practice that l can make the spring which urges the axleof the trac tion-wheel toward a point under the hinge connection betweenthe arm or frame I and the liiody-frame of sufficient strength to fairlyraise one end. of the vehicle from the. ground, particularly when theengine is of suliicient power, and hence in the same case it becomesdesirable to limit the extent to which the arm or frame I can be swungfrom its inclined osition toward an upright position, a simp eillustration'of means for thus limiting the extent of swing on the partof the arm, or frame I being a cable coi'inecting such arm or frame Iwith the body-frame and normally slack to a suitable extent.

WVhere the swinging arm or frame trails or inclines downwardly andrearwardly, as illustrated, the traction-spring acting 011 such arm orframe and. the forward pull of the upper leaf of the belt (l tend toswing such arm or frame from an inclined-position. forwardly tdward anupright position, so that when the engine running in a direction toadvance etho traction-whe ol, and thereby cause the vehicle to moveforwardly, the draft on the swinging push arm or frame will be for ard,

swinging arm or frame.

.whcels of the yehicle, as illustrated, w

se eeo and while tending to swing the arm or frame I in like directionsuch forward swing will tend to raise the body-frame, it being also seenthat the wheel will be caused to run in a forward direction, and therebyush the arm or frame forward, so as to prope the wheeled vehicle. l/Vhenthe body-frame suddenly sinks and depresses the body-springsN as theresult of assing over some inequality in or on the roa -bed, the axisabout which the arm or frame I is hung is of course correspondinglylowered, and thereby the propel ling traction-wheel is relatively pushedback against the then increasing s ring resistance of thetractionspring, whereby .jar or jolt is taken up by, thetraction-spring. "The arm or frame I can obviously be of one or morepieces or component parts or of separate side piecesattached to thetraction-wheel axle or otherwise suitably connected therewith, it beingunderstood that the draft or tension arm or framebroadly includes anyand all of such constructions and that said 'arm or frame may be termeda propellin arm or frame, since it forms a push and a sea pullconnection between the propelling tractlon- Wheel and body or body-frameof the vehicle. The spring which constantly urges the propelling-arm toswing from an inclined to- Warden upright position is herein teri'ned atraction-spring, whether composed of one or more spring members orsections,-it being seen that the spring is constantly under stressduring operation, Wherebyits energy is constantly exerted to cause thetraction:

wheel to have suflicient tractive power or rolling friction to propelthevehicle.

The propelling arm or frame I may also be termed a draft arm or frame,whether it acts as a thrust bar or frame ores a pull bar or frame, itbeing observed that the tractionspring causes a draft on said arm orframe. For example, in Fig, 1f the spring G" causes a downdraft on thetrafitiion propelling-wheel, and it also causes a forward draft on saidwheel, thereby maintaining suit able tractive power on the part of thewheel, and necessarily this downdraft is exerted upon the free endortion of the draftior propelling bar I, and .ikewise the forward draftof the spring G exerts a forward thrust or draft upon said Thetraction-wheel is preferably arranged under the body-frame and "in aplane between the side rurmingeifeby the entire draft attachment can bearia god and partially concealed under the bodyframe.

With further reference to the spring-truss hereinbefore mentioned it isunderstood the; while the form of side spring shown enters into theconstruction of the-truss the side springs can be replaced by transverseend addition to the side springs N.

, body "springs, or transverse body-sprin gs can be used 111 andtherebyit tends to raise the lmd pl'rzune,

On the other hand, depression of the bodyfrznne depresses the axis aboutwhich the arm or frzune is hung, and. such depression opposed not onlybythe body sprir or springs, but also by the traction-spring, whichopposes such depression or downw d movement of the bod'yirmno by aninc-ream ingspringresistztnce. fi ith iurtherref nice to the springtruss, Fig, 1', for exam le, shows said truss comprising three members17, K, and. l, it being observed that as the spring; N is secured to thebody-tier and as the upper end portion of the member I is pivotallyattached to said bmlydrsinenear the attachment of the body-frame to ,the'sprin the result is substantially the same as i? the upper end of arm Iwere directly pivoted to the said spring. As clearly shown in i 1 and 2,ior example, the

inclined ernr or frame to which the tree- 'tion pro pellingwheel isattached is pivotelly attached at its upper end at ,3, point back of theiront axle or axis of the iront wheels A and forward of the axle or ofthe rear wheels B. Also, as shown, the inclined swinging arm or framewhich inclines downwririilly end reerwiu-dly from its point oi 1i pivot'zil eonneetionwit h. the bodyl'rziine is of a length to permit thetrsetion propellingwheel which is attached to its lower and. rear endportion to be positioned t'orward of the rear axle D, whs "v thetraction-wheel may rise Without stri ajns the renr rule, and it willalso be observed that by this arrangement i eon employ a comparativelylarge traotiow wheel having ample periphersl tractionsurfzice and alsothat the traction-w eel stand higher than the ez-tieof the rear wheel,as shown, for example, in 1. In pron tie-all opera. poi-tame, 1th thetraction-wheel will. sometimes rise in riding; over it stone or smallobstaele in the road, and, moreover, it frequently happens that alongeeountry road the wheel ruts are (JUUSiClfItLlLlY depressed below thelevel of the middle portion of the it is also neeshould not, be

narrow road or best-en track. essery that the spring tension.

too much relaxed or exhausted when the traction propelling wheel dips orruns into at depression along the road, and by employing a longtension-spring; exten ding forwardly from the rear end of the inclinedpush or propolling armv forward swing of the letter, while relaxing tosome (Xlltllt tl'ie tension, will not be sufficient to relaxsuch-tension to an ohjeetionirble e. em. make the said propelling arm.or frame coinparatively short; "whereby its eli'eetiveness increased.

on this beeomes a matter of im.

it is also desirable to 1 claim. as n 1. in a motorrnounted upon runnrtruss provided with wheel and consist" wheel-supported it it normallyineline arm or lren'ie hr lug;- its dpper en tron gnvotelly zttt lied tothe body-ire e and provided at its loi. supporting treeti npropelling-whoe tensionspring exit-siding a r I end portion of isinclined swinging arm or lr me and urging so or in to s in in. directionto b the of the tr ii Li'ClOIl under e l1 the armor frame is hung toswing; an engine supported upon the vehicle; and powertransmittingconnection betwee the engine end the trac tion propelling wh 2 inrnotor-ve ported upon front a spr f-tross prim "i: liog-wheel and eon "hof e body-spring between connecting toe body-frame and the forwardWheetsupported axle, normally inclined arm or frame having its upp 1'end port'on pivotslly attached to the body fr ane and provided at itslower end per-- tion with the supporting traction propellingy 7 eel, anda spiral tension traction between the forward and the ower portion ofthe swinging arm or frame, and urging such armor 'l'ra-lne swing indireetion to bring the axis of'the traction- \fl'llfil toward positionunder the axis about which the arm or frame is hung to swing; on enginesupported upon vehicle; and p0 .er-transrnitting eonneetion between theengine and traction propellingwvheel said )pelling-wheel being form rdof the rear e.

23 31 a motopveliiele, a body't'reine supiipon front and rear Wheeledaxles end ,rings srrsnged'in the supporting eonneetios. between tiebodyrefine and said wheels; on engine upon the bodyd'rame; a normallyinclined arm. having its upper end pivota ly attached to the body-f 1eand ex tending downwardly and rearwardly from the axis thou-ti 'hieh itis thus l'iung to swin a ire ion P1U1)llil1*'Wll.6l attached to andsupporting the lower end portion, of the said swinging arm or frame andarranged forward oi the rear axle; n.- traetionspring urging the saidpivoted arm or frame to swing forwardly and. opposing depression of thebodydrarne xvi tl'i El-l increasing spring resistance; s proeket rigidwith the propelli tritetion-wheel; an upper sprocket supported torevolve about the axis of the pivotal eonneotion between the swingingarm or frame and the body'- ifren e; power-transmitting eonneotion betowards potween the upper sprocket and the engine; and a driving-l. eltbetween said sprocket on the body'-fran1e and the sprocket which isrigid with the traction propelling-wheel.

4. The combination with a vehicle constructed with a body-frame suported by springs upon front and rear whee -supported axle-bars, of anengine supported upon the body-frame; a traction propelling-wheelarranged between the opposite planes of the side wheels and forward ofthe rear axle; a push bar or frame hung to swing under the Ody-frame andhavin its upper end portion ivotally attached to the body-fran'lc andits ower end ortion connected with the traction prope ling'wheel, saidswinging armor frame being inclined, downwardly and rearwardly from itsconnection with the bodyframe; a tension-spring connecting the lower endportion of the swinging arm or frame with a suitable forward portion ofthe vehicle and constantly urging the swinging arm or frame to swingforwardly and prover-trans mitting connection between the engine and thetraction propelling-wheel.

In a motor-vehicle a body-franie sup ported by side springs upon frontand rear wheeled axles, a normally inclined swinging arm or framerovided at one end with a traction prope ling-wheel and adrivingsprocket therefor, and at its opposite end pivotally attached tothe body-frame, the said traction propelling-wheel being arrangedforward of the rear axle with which the vehicle is rovided asprocket-wheel supported to revo ve about the axis of the pivotalconnection between the swinging arm or frame and the body-frame; anengine upon the body-frame; power-transmitting connection between theengine and said upper sprocket; driving connection'between the twosprockets a tension-spring connecting the lower I ortion of the swingingarm or frame with a orward portion of the vehicle and extending underthe axis about which the swinging arm or frame is hung' 6.,In amotor-vehicle, a body-fr no; a body-spring securedthereto and supqorted. upon wheeled axles; a normally in clined arm orframe pivotallyattached to the bodyframe at its upper end and having its lower rear endportion provided with a traction pro elling-wheel; atension-springconnecting the ower end portion of the swinging arm or frame with thefront axle and extending under the axis about which the swin ing arm orframe is hung; and means for riving the traction propelling-wheel.

7. In a motor-vehicle, a wheeled bodyframe; a propelling deviceconsisting ofanormally inclined arm hinged at its upper end uponthebody-frame and provided at its lower rear end portion-with and by atension pro elling-wheel a traction-sprin exten ing forward from thelower rear en porwardly and rearwardly and having its lower end portionprovided with a traction pro pelling=wheel arranged forward of the axisof the rear wheels, and having its upper forward end. portion. pivotallyhung upon the bOdyv frame; a sprocket rigid with the traction proapelling wheel; a transverse shaft or rod. upon the body-frame andproviding a pivot upon which the said swinging arm or frame is hung; arotary sleeve supported upon said rod and provided with two sprockets;means for connecting one s rocket of said sleeve with an engine,- andaink belt connecting the other sprocket of said sleeve with the sprocketwhich is rigid with the traction propelling. I wheel, and a springnormally urging the swinging arm or frame to swing in a direction tobring the axis of the traction propelling-wheel toward a point under thearms about which said swinging arm or frame is hun 9. In amotor-vehic1e, a wheel ed bodyframe; a normally inclined swinging armarranged under the body=frame and. having its upper forward end hingeconnected with the body-frame and having its lower rear end rod portionprovided with a traction propelling wheel; an engine or motor on thevehicle and power-transmitting connection between such engine or motorand the traction-wheel a tension-spring connected with the lower rearportion of the swinging arm and also conl nected with. the vehicleforward of the tree tion propelling-wheel and arranged to urge thenormally inclined arm to swing in direction to bring the axis of thetraction-wheel toward a point below the axis-about which said swingingarm is arranged to swing, and means for raising and temporarily holdingthe traction-wheel free from the ground and consisting of a liftingdevice connected with -the swin ing arm and available to an occupant ofthe motor-vehicle, said device being arranged for swinging upwardly thesaid swinging arm to an extent to raise the trac' tion-wheel, and forholding said swinging arm in such raised position against the tension ofthe spring.

10. In a motor-vehicle, a body-frame supported by sprin s upon front andrear wheelaxles; a norma ly inclined swinging arm or frame having itsupper forward end pivotally attached to the body-frame at a pointbetween the front and rear axles, and having its lower end portionprovided with and sup weight of the body-frame being partially sustainedby the traction-spring, the traction propelling-wheel, and the swingingarm or frame whichcperates as a thrust-bar when the traction-wheel isforwardly revolved.

11. In a motor-vehicle, a body-frame supporting an engine andconstructed with 1011- gitu'rlinally-arranged angle-bars L formingopposite side bars of the frame, and a trans ends to the angle-bars; anarm or frame comversely-arranged rod or bar 9 secured at its prisingmembers 6 hung upon the rod 9 and connected by an axle 8 having atraction propelling-wheel mounted thereon; a sleeve arranged to revolveupon the rod 9 and provided with two sprockets, one of said sprocketsbeing connected by a'link belt with a sprocket on the axle 8, and theother sprocket on said sleeve being connected with a sprocketv driven bythe engine, and springs connect d with the swinging arm or frame and uring the latter to swing downwardly and forwardly.

12.111 a motor-vehicle, a body-frame; a normally inclined swinging armor frame pivoftally attached to the body-frame and swinging about atransverse axis back of the for Ward end of the body-frame; a tractionpropelling-wheel mounted upon the lower end portion of the swinging armor frame and aytraction-spring comprising spring-sections attached tothe lower end portion of the swin ing. arm or frame and extend: forwardy and attached to the vehicle at points forward of the transverse axisabout which the said arm or frame is hung to swing; an engine mountedupon the body-frame and power-transnnttmg connection between the engineand-the traction prepelling-wheel.

13. In a motor-vehicle, a body-frame; front and rear wheeled axles;springs supporting the body-frame upon the front and rear axles; atraction propelling-wheel ar ranged between the planes of the rearwheels and forward of the rear axle; an arni or frame connected with anaxle or, journal for the traction propelling-wheel and extendingupwardly and forwardly therefrom and having its upper end pivotallyconnected with the body-frame in rear of the front axle; an engine ormotor supported upon the bodyframe; power-transmitting connectionbetween the engine or motor and the inclined swinging arm; and atraction-spring urging the inclined arm to swing in direction to movethe axis of the traction. propellingwheel toward a point under the axisabout whichthe inclined arm is hung to swing.

' 14. in a motor-vehicle, a wheel-supported body-frame; a tractionpropellingwheel arranged under the body-frame; an inclined arm or frametied to and extending forwardly and upwardly from the axis of thetraction propelling-wheel and having its up per end portion pivotallyattached to the body-frame; a motor and power-transmitting connectionbetween the motor and the traction propelling-wheel; and coiledtensionsprings connected at their rear ends with the axis of thetraction propelling-wheel and di verging forwardly therefrom, theforward ends of these springs being connected with the front axle of thevehicle.

'15. In a motor-vehicle, a wheelsupported body-frame withsupporting-springs arranged between the body-frame and wheels; atraction prqdelling-wheel under the bodyframe between the axes of thefront and rear wheels; an inclined swinging arm or frame connecting thebody-frame with the traction propelling-wheel and made adjustable in'connecting the lower rear end portion of the inclined swinging arm orframe with the vehicle at a point forward of the pivotal connectionbetween the inclined swinging arm or frame and the bodylcngth;tension-springs frame; an engine or motor; and powertransmittingconnection between the engine or motor and the tractionvropellingwheel.v

16. In a motor vehicle, a body frame spring-supported upon front andrear wheels; an inclined swinging arm. or frame pivotally attached tothe body-frame and inclining downwardly and rearwardly from its point ofattachment; a traction propelling-wheel at-- tached to the lower rearend. portion of the inclined arm. or frame; and spring means for urgingthe inclined arm to swing forward and comprising a tension-spring at theforward end of the vehicle.

17. In a motor-vehicle, a bodydrame prin g-supported upon front and rearwheels; an inclined swinging arm or frame pivotally attached to thebody-frame and inclining downwardly and rearwardly from its point ofattachment; a traction propelling-wheel attached to the lower rear endportion of the inclined swinging arm or frame; and spring means forurging the inclined arm or frame to swing forward and comprising acouple of reversely-wound tension-springs and connection between suchsprings and the lower rear end portion of the inclined. swinging arm.

GEORGE T. GLOVER.

Witnesses CHARLES G. PAGE, OTTILIE C. FREIBERG.

